Caloptilia rufipennella
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Caloptilia rufipennella (commonly known as small red slender) is a moth of the family Gracillariidae that is found throughout Europe. The wingspan is 11–12 millimetres (0.43–0.47 in). The forewings are chocolate brown to copper, usually cinnamon red with a white to yellow-greenish band along the wings. A few specimens are also yellow-red and have tiny black dots on their forewings. The legs are chocolate brown or black and have a striking pale band on the foretibia and a white admixture on the midfemur.The tarsi are white The larvae are greenish and have a light head..
The moth flies from August to the next spring. The larvae feed on Acer pseudoplatanus in a short brownish underside mine before down-rolling the leaf tips. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small Red Slender sighting in Liverpool on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 325th most-seen of the 632 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Small Red Slender in Liverpool on a given day, against under 5% in May–June and November–March, the lowest months.
Only Liverpool, in our data
Liverpool is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Small Red Slender sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Caloptilia
The closest relatives of the Small Red Slender that you can see in Liverpool (genus Caloptilia) are Willow Leafcone Caterpillar Moth (about 10%) and Maple Slender (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Small Red Slender is recorded against all the insects logged in Liverpool (17 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
